Lot 580 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
Important series of seven autograph letters signed to his publisher J.M. Dent
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- Estimate
- £8,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $13,731–$17,164
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 15 July 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4279291
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Aubrey Beardsley, Important series of seven autograph letters signed to his publisher J.M. Dent. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 580. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279291.
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Aubrey Beardsley, Important series of seven autograph letters signed to his publisher J.M. Dent. Sotheby's, 15 Jul 2014, lot 580. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4279291.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations · Jul 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sapientia Veterum | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| "Death and the Painter" | Aubrey Beardsley | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Rum Tum Tugger II" | [eliot, T.s.--lloyd-webber, Andrew]--margolis, Mike. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Alone | Arthur Rackham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| "Gumbie" | [eliot, T.s.--lloyd-webber, Andrew]--margolis, Mike. | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Gretel and the Witch | Kate Seredy | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aubrey Beardsley | a book of fifty drawings. londres, leonard smithers, 1897. | $13,584 | Sotheby's, Oct 2015 | |
| Aubrey Beardsley | Max Beerbohm | Sotheby's, Jan 2023 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, a christmas carol, 1846, eleventh edition, first br | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | Autograph letter signed (with flourished initials, ‘C.D.’) t | Christie's, Jul 2023 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | The Sphinx. 1894 | Christie's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | Great Expectations, 1861, first edition in book fo | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | [works]. methuen and co., 1908 | Sotheby's, Dec 2016 | ||
| Arthur Rackham | Rip van Winkle: The story-teller | Bonhams, Mar 2016 |
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